9) Detect Energy Weakness: Find Weakness 11- with Single Attack (energy punch) (10 Active Points); Only While Power is active in Power VPP (-½), Concentration, Must Concentrate throughout use of Constant Power (½DCV; -½) Real Cost: 5

Psychological Limitation: Code of Conduct: Truth, Justice, and the American Way

10

Reputation: Hero of Argus City, 14-, Argus City Residents
Only

5

Rivalry: Professional and Romantic (various people in school)

5

Social Limitation: Minor

15

Social Limitation: Secret Identity

5

Social
Limitation: Secret: Sees A Psychologist

1

Quirk: Closet fangirl of Superman

1

Quirk:
Embarrassed that she isn't better with computers

1

Quirk: Takes extremely powerful anti-depressants

1

Quirk: Has rage issues, but is aware of and controls it

1

Quirk: Knows that she is a potential alcoholic, and will thus never drink

0

Experience Points

Characteristics
Cost

13

Base
Points

125

Powers
Cost

194

Disadvantages

125

Talents
Cost

6

Experience
Points

0

Perks
Cost

3

Total
Points

250

Martial
Arts Cost

10

Skills
Cost

24

Total
Cost

250

Concept

Brick

Hair
Colour

Brown, but dyed
Black

Nationality

American

Eye
Colour

Blue

Place
of Birth

Argus
City, New Jersey, USA

Height

1.68m

Date
of Birth

June 2,
1990

Weight

68kg

Background

Everyone in school thought Emma was doing fine: even as a freshman, she was an honor student, earned a spot on the Junior Varsity cheer squad, and had the attention of several upperclassmen of appropriate gender and social standing. She was rich, pretty, smart, and popular. In short, she was living the dream of most everyone in the school. She was also living in despair. Her father, a systems administrator for a successful software company, was wrapped up in his work. Her mother, a defense attorney, drank heavily. When the two were in the house at the same time, they argued. The marriage had been over for years, but for some reason they never got separated, both being more afraid of being alone than of living in misery together.

And then her mom started to hit her.

Emma wasn't sure why; maybe a case went bad, or maybe Emma herself did something to set it off. It started with slapping. Oh, Jessica looked guilty when she was sober, and bought Emma's friends expensive things to apologize, but it didn't actually stop. Sometimes it would escalate to hitting, but not often. Mike didn't do anything, except look ashamed. She hit him too; screamed obscenities, mocked his manhood and inability to act, and he retreated to his work even more.

And then Emma hit back.

She wasn't sure why; maybe she just got tired of it, or maybe it was the pent-up rage. It started off normally, but by the end of the night, the side of Mike's face was a swollen mess, Jessica had started in on Emma, and suddenly it stopped. According to police reports, and later statements given by both parents, the argument had escalated until Mike had pushed Jessica away, causing her to pierce her gut with chair leg that had been broken earlier that evening. The hospital confirmed the existence of defensive wounds on both Mike and Emma, as well as signs of long-term abuse on both.
However, while the doctors found no signs of wood in the wound, such evidence was later set aside 'for the good of the family.'

The divorce was finalized two months later, with sole custody being granted to Michael Hoffman. He still has nightmares about trying to extract his daughter's fist from his wife's stomach.

Personality

The happy, preppy, social butterfly at school that was Emma Hoffman was a mask for the scared, hurting Emma Hoffman that lived at home, who lived in fear of her mother's physical and emotional abuse, and in rage of her father's inability to intervene. The manifestation of her powers brought the dysfunction of her family to the attention of the authorities, which in turn was the beginning of the end of her family life, and a good portion of her social life at school. In year and a half that have passed since then, Emma has gone through severe bouts of depression, lost most of her friends, but has managed to at least partially resolve her feelings towards her father. She is currently motivated by a desire to not let what happened to her happen to other people, as well as a desire to control both her power and her emotions so that she does not unintentionally cause harm, even to those that may deserve it.

In public, Emma comes across as an almost stereotypical depressing, angsty goth. Although she is certainly depressed about her life, this is actually a cover. She's actually just a bit quiet, although in a team setting or fight she is certainly capable of talking or taking command. People who knew her before her powers manifested would notice quite a difference; people who REALLY knew her beforehand would probably think that she's just allowing herself to show how she really feels.

The relationship she has with both her parents is somewhat complex. Her mother was wounded and partially crippled during the confrontation, but was still willing to hide her daughter's powers from the authorities. Although Jessica has not admitted any real wrongdoing in the affair, she has lost custody to her husband in the ensuing divorce. However, she still believes that she is a better parent than Mike, and will occasionally use her legal expertise to attempt to undermine her ex-husband's position. She currently has a restr
aining order out against her from ever contacting her daughter, and is allowed to see her only under supervised visits. Emma has not seen her in over six months.

Emma's outburst forced Mike to acknowledge the sad state of affairs with his wife, and has led to at least a partial reconciliation with his daughter. His main motivation in supporting his daughter's desire to become a superhero, alongside parental love and affection, is guilt and self-loathing, which manifests as overworking and a slight distancing from Emma "in order not to hurt her any more". The main bonding he shares with Emma, aside from superhero training, are the weekly sessions they have together with a family psychologist. (In fact, it was the psychologist who recommended that he be involved in her training, as an activity they both shared.) To support his daughter in her endeavors (and to get away from his ex-wife), Mike actually moved to a different city and got a job as the sysadmin for the city police department.

Quote

(in civvies) "Oh, how the falling leaves do show the untoward march of all mankind into the stygian depths of sorrow."

(In combat) "I'll take the flying squid-guy. You get the chick with the big gun. Engage with formation beta in 3...2...1...Engage."

Powers

Emma's body contains a great deal of bio-energy, which radiates off of her in a very large but faint energy aura. In its dormant state, the bioenergy enhances her strength and constitution. Emma can also collapse the energy aura on herself, which requires concentration to activate. In doing so, she can fly, resist damage, and regenerate from wounds. She also becomes slightly faster and more efficient in using her own energy, as being dormant is actually a slightly stressful state for her. Collapsing the aura on herself causes a bit of an explosion, as high-intensity radiation sheers through anything close to her skin. (This is also why she wears spandex - it's close enough to her skin that er aura actually manifests above it.) She will create a similar, if not nearly so obvious, electromagnetic spike if she pushes her powers, although doing so with anything but her strength is rare. She may also, on rare occasions, loose control and activate her energy aura unintentionally. This has happened a handful of times, all in cases of severe emotional trauma with her family: once when she first manifested, and twice more during counseling sessions with her father and psychologist.

Appearance

Emma is a 16-year old American girl of Germanic and Irish descent. She is attractive in a vaguely Teutonic fashion, and has an athletic (if somewhat skinny) build, although her powers have made her body slightly more dense than the human norm. She has long brown hair, which is currently dyed black. For clothing, Emma is fairly successful at pulling of the modern Goth look: black pants or skirts, silver jewelry, and silk blouses. Occasionally she will attempt the Dark Romantic look (actual petticoats and corsets, top hats and gloves), but mostly prefers something a little less elaborate. This is a direct contrast to her superhero look, which consists of silver spandex and a white cape. Emma's energy aura distorts her appearance enough that she can get away without a mask, as very few people ever get a clear look at her face.